Silver Laced Wyandotte - Pullet or Roo? -- June 13th- 8 WEEKS OLD- new photos

[krissteff]

Silver Laced Wyandotte - Hatchery - 5.5 weeks old.
This is my first SLW, and her tail feathers look so BIG compared to my other breeds.
Any thoughts on whether she/he is pullet or roo?
Thank you!



UPDATED PICTURE FROM 5-29-12




UPDATED PICTURE - JUNE 13, 2012 - 8 WEEKS OLD.

JUNE 13, 2012

 

[krissteff]

This is Sybil (from the original post) at 4 months of age. Isn't she BEAUTIFUL?!

 

[chicken pickin]

ARE YOU SURE? Those wattles say cockerel to me.

Yes Im sure. Here she is at 12 weeks.
She is on the far right

 

[krissteff]

Y'all have made my day! I'll update photos again in a couple weeks and keep it going until she's fully filled out. I had trouble finding a good growth visual from pullet to hen on SLW, so if I can "create" one, maybe it will help others.

 

[akashia26]

Here are 2 examples of 3 week old wyndotte pullets. I believe the one to the left of the pis is another 1 just not sure. but some can be lighter than others.


This one is a 3 week old roo. Notice how the top part of the wing is really light and he has almost no feathers compared to the girls above. All 3 hatched the same day.

 

[akashia26]

I can post pics every week if you guys would like. they will be officially 3 weeks old tomorrow. Just let me know.

 

[Gardeningmama]

I think you'd be helping a lot of future wyandotte owners. It's a good idea.

 

[grandchampchick]

its not just the combs. its also the patterns on their chests. hens have a overlapping tight pattern, and roos have a broken, not near as nice as pattern.

 

[nurse_turtle]

He's gonna be a stud!

 

[chicken pickin]

This is my SLW pullet. She was about 5 weeks old here. She started getting red pinkinsh red at about 3 weeks.